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ArticleNature communications2023

TAZ2 truncation confers overactivation of p300 and cellular vulnerability to HDAC inhibition.

Longxia Xu, Hongwen Xuan, Wei He, Liang Zhang, Mengying Huang, Kuai Li, Hong Wen, Han Xu, Xiaobing Shi

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Longxia Xu *Department of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Hongwen Xuan *Department of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Wei HeDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3088-5650
Liang ZhangDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Mengying HuangDepartment of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Kuai LiDepartment of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Hong WenDepartment of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8739-4572
Han XuDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8654-461X
Xiaobing ShiDepartment of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. Xiaobing.Shi@vai.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5242-8189
Van Andel Institute · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Development of Novel PROTACs Targeting the ENL YEATS Domain for Treating MLL-rearranged LeukemiasR01CA260666 · NCI · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI JIN, JIAN, WEN, HONG · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
Computational approaches for protein functional analysis using CRISPR screensR35GM137927 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI XU, HAN · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
Role of GAS41 in Human CancerR01CA204020 · NCI · VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SHI, XIAOBING · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
Discovery of small molecules targeting the histone acetylation reader ENLR01CA255506 · NCI · VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI WEN, HONG · 2021 to 2024
$1.7M
High Throughput Screen for Inhibitors of the YEATS2 Histone Acylation ReaderR01CA268440 · NCI · VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SHI, XIAOBING · 2022 to 2025
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA204020NCI NIH HHS R01 CA255506NCI NIH HHS R01 CA260666NCI NIH HHS R01 CA268440NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM137927
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The histone acetyltransferase p300/CBP is composed of several conserved domains, among which, the TAZ2 domain is known as a protein-protein interaction domain that binds to E1A and various transcription factors. Here we show that TAZ2 has a HAT autoinhibitory function. Truncating p300/CBP at TAZ2 leads to hyperactive HAT and elevated histone H3K27 and H3K18 acetylation in cells. Mechanistically, TAZ2 cooperates with other HAT neighboring domains to maintain the HAT active site in a 'closed' state. Truncating TAZ2 or binding of transcription factors to TAZ2 induces a conformational change that 'opens' the active site for substrate acetylation. Importantly, genetic mutations that lead to p300/CBP TAZ2 truncations are found in human cancers, and cells with TAZ2 truncations are vulnerable to histone deacetylase inhibitors. Our study reveals a function of the TAZ2 domain in HAT autoinhibitory regulation and provides a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of cancers harboring p300/CBP TAZ2 truncations.

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Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistonesAcetylationHumansInhibition, PsychologicalTranscription FactorsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistonesTranscription Factors

Identifiers

PMID37660055
PMCPMC10475075
OpenAlexW4386388175

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